Wednesday, December 5, 2012

What brands of cruelty-free toothpaste do you reccomend?

Q. I try to use all-natural, cruelty-free products but I dont feel that they give that real clean feeling that other brands like colgate or crest do. The only brand Ive really tried was toms of maine, any other suggestions??
I HAVE been using colgate but I thought maybe there were some other alternatives someone could have suggested I try, I expected to get real answers, not people being rude...

A. i think your getting at cruelty as in the fluoride good idea that fluoride is actually pretty bad for ones health in the long run... kinda like lead. or mercury? i cant remember but i don't know of anything other than toms i use toms and i brush the way dentists say to and also floss my mouth feels great afterward so maybe you aren't brushing right. hint remember slowly brush in a circular motion and use a soft bristle toothbrush from people like GUM they have great toothbrushes and try to get the bristles in between the tooth and gum. plus you have to get use to the feeling of tom's and if you go back to cogate it feels alot different. Colgate feels gummier than toms. i believe.


Does anyone know what dentists have good review in my area?
Q. new to area for dentist and not sure where to go. I need a tooth pulled and don't have insurance.. i am in Norton, Ohio.

A. Dr. John Johnson, DDS Visit www.columbusholisticdentist.com
5121 Forest Drive, Suite A
(614) 775-9300
New Albany , OH 43054IAOMT Member
William A. Westendorf, DDS
Location: 2818 Blue Rock Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45239
Phone: 513.923.3839 | Fax: 513.923.3853
Biological Dentistry - amalgam free since 1981. Work with many physicians to assist with detox after removal

David A. Ball, DDS
24 East Main Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601
Phone: 740-775-5544
Fax: 740-775-5550

Chanin, Richard J., DMD
800 Compton Road, Suite 15
Cinciinnati, OH 45231
Phone: (513) 729-2800
Fax: (513) 729-2500
Email: rchanin@cinci.rr.com
Services: Mercury Free Since 1985, TMJ Analysis & Treatment,Kinesiology, Nutrition, Dental Homeopathy.

Hunter, Joseph E., DDS
8324 N. Main Street
Dayton, OH 45415
Phone: (937) 890-8957
Fax: (937) 890-8902
Services: General Dentistry, Air Abrasive, Cedata, Mercury Removal, Detox, Applied Kinesiology, We have mercury filter & Living air filter (ion generator & ozone generator.

Messerman, Terrance A., DDS
23250 Chagrin Blvd.,Bldg. #5, #355
Beachwood, OH 44122
Phone: (216) 514-3120
Fax: (216) 514-3123
Email: tmesserman@aol.com
Services: Mercury Removal Protocol, Nutritional Guidance & Supplementation, Member of International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology, Mercury Free Practice for more than 25 years


How do you find a dentist that does not use mercury?
Q. Are there any standards organizations for holistic dentist that do not use dangerous ingredients? It seams that most dentist still use mercury in amalgams.
Do you really think amalgams do not leak mercury? Even the smallest leak is dangerous.

A. ALL amalgams contain mercury. The word amalgam actually means a "mixture of different elements". By all standards according to the ADA, amalgam is safe to use, although understandably, many patients have their concerns. Amalgam is most dangerous when being placed and taken out. When it is in your mouth as a standard filling, it is stable and doesn't cause much risk.
If you want "mercury free" fillings, just ask for composite fillings which is a white resin material now used in place of amalgam in most cases. You do not have to find a special dentist, most current dentists use composite as the normal filling material, unless you ask for amalgam.


Is stainless steel mixed with any other metals? Essentially Stainless steel actually contains amalgam?
Q. As an example, the stainless steel in braces?
I heard that stainless steel is made of several different metals and nickel is one of them, NOW, nickel actually contains amalgam?

So essentially stainless steel is actually amalgum?

So when the dentist loosely says they filling a tooth with stainless steel, is the stainless still going to be pure or part of a mixture?

A. In it's simplest form, stainless steel is a combination of carbon steel which rusts easily and another metal or metals that are corrosion resistant. Most common corrosion resistant metals used in stainless steel is chromium and nickel.
You might have heard knife, cookware or cutlery companies touting their "18/10" or "18/8" stainless steels; they are referring to the content of chromium and nickel:
18/10 is 18% chromium, 10% nickel and the rest is plain old low carbon iron. 18/8 is 18% chromium, 10% nickel and the rest is low carbon iron.
Nickel does NOT contain amalgam. Nickel is a pure metal element with the atomic number of 28.
Stainless steel is NOT an amalgam, it is an ALLOY(mixture) of different metals.
Amalgam is the result of mixing mercury with another metal - most commonly for dentistry. For those who prefer a lead free filling, nickel may be substituted for mercury.
I'm not sure what a dentist means by filling a tooth with stainless steel; it is usually used as a crown to cover a repaired tooth.
Additional metals used in creating different alloys of stainless steels are molybdenum (watches, surgical tools), titanium(aircraft, heat resistant applications), manganese, vanadium.
Hope this helped.





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